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Pseudomethoca frigida
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Copyright © 2014
Peter Cristofono
Velvet Ant -
Pseudomethoca frigida
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Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
September 27, 2014
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Contributed by
Peter Cristofono
on 28 September, 2014 - 12:23pm
Last updated 29 September, 2014 - 10:20pm
Male velvet ant, Pseudomethoca frigida
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George Waldren
, 29 September, 2014 - 10:12pm
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Velvet Ant!
Thanks, George
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Peter Cristofono
, 29 September, 2014 - 10:20pm
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Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 28 September, 2014 - 7:20pm
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Hmm...
The second shot does remind me of a sawfly, but the first one makes me wonder if it might be something like this:
I'll be interested to learn where this one lands.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 28 September, 2014 - 2:21pm
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